Rosaceae

P. bifurca L., Sp. P1. 497 (1753). Ic: F1. URSS 10: t. 7 f. 4 (1941). Ascending suffruticose perennials, 10-25 cm. Flowering stems sub-glabrous or
sericeous. Leaves pinnate; leaflets 5-15, oblong-ovate, 6-20 x 3-8 mm, entire or 2-3-fid at apex, adpressed hairy or glabrous, margins revolute. Flowers in terminal cymes. Epicalyx segments linear-lanceolate, slightly shorter than oblong-ovate, 4-6 mm sepals. Petals yellow, obovate, 5-8 mm, longer than sepals. Achenes pubescent near the attachment at base when young, becoming glabrous at maturity; style lateral or sub-basal, elevated, slightly longer than achene. Fl. 5-9. Mountain steppe, usually near water, 1330-2800 m.
Described from Siberia (Hb. Linn. 655/10, photo!).
N.E., E. and S. Anatolia. A8 Gümüşane: Bayburt, Osluk Köprüsü, 1650 m, Tobey 2160! Erzurum: Horasan to Pasinler, c. 1700 m, D. 29418! A9 Kars: Ardahan to Yalnizçam, 1900 m, D. 29592! B6 Sivas: Zara to Suşehri, 1830 m, Balls 1475! B8 Erzurum: Palandöken Da., 40 km from Çat to Erzurum, 2000 m, D. 47414! B9 Ağri: Suluçem, S. end of Balik G., 2300 m, D. 47159! Van: 34 km from Başkale to Hoşap, Güzeldere Pass, 2800 m, D. 45915! B10 Van: 6 km from Özalp to Saray, 2250 m, D. 44288! C4 Konya: 27 km from Karaman to Ermenek, 1330 m, Hub.-Mor. 8701! C5 Adana: Karakuyu (nr. Karaisali), 200 m, Siehe 1806: 563! C9 Hakkari: Koçanis, 2290 m, D. 24349! C10 Hakkari: Yüksekova, 1950 m, Duncan & Tait 188! C. and E. Europe, Caucasia, Asia (except the extreme South). A distinctive species with no close relatives.
Subgen. Comarum (L.) Syme. (Syn: Comarum L.) Herbs. Leaves pinnate. Petals purple. Receptacle hairy, spongy. Achenes glabrous; style lateral. (4. P.palustris).